client.exe

Software Jockey

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application client.exe by Software Jockey has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49372 and has the ability to intercept and modify all inbound and outbound Internet traffic on the local host.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

MD5:
644e552a81ade2c942e57f10be8a4e0a

SHA-1:
cb1cef6e754f707af98aaa7e4824d34a47404bf0

SHA-256:
0a0f4d8d7458f48585d14f6a598895817458706ba284c454debc696ba7ed8799

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 4:51:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
745

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3223

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
1.0.20.105

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
8.15.01.21.02

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
9.10787

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
11.2015-21-01_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.186.14150

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.2610

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
16.0.0.63

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.21.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SoftwareJockey
15.1.21.2

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
35160

File size:
5.6 MB (5,828,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search extensions\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Jockey, O=Software Jockey, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3481FC293A085AD3BA94D30DC9CC2E95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2014 9:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aa20+++tsyu3Yq7oPTLoPX7ir4jVrwd4NANPOPlGYsdAW/WLALW7zjBRMMcO1LUl:acjBFL9npnaHOmqm1bs71++or

Entry address:
0x1E9F

Entry point:
E8, 3B, 27, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, BB, 98, 00, FF, 15, 3C, 80, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, ED, 27, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 38, 80, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9D, 27, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, A4, 40, 00, E8, 01, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, ED, 2A, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, A0, AF, 98, 00, BA, 9C, AF, 98, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
4.3432

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49372/

Local host port:
49372

Default credentials:
No


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static-acs-24-101-16-40.zoominternet.net  (24.101.16.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.13.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f5.1e100.net  (173.194.46.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f4.1e100.net  (173.194.46.68:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f23.1e100.net  (173.194.46.87:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f19.1e100.net  (173.194.46.83:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f16.1e100.net  (173.194.46.80:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f15.1e100.net  (173.194.46.79:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord08s11-in-f14.1e100.net  (173.194.46.78:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-54-14.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.54.14:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cloud.gti.mcafee.com  (161.69.92.6:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 184.172.26.52-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (184.172.26.52:80)

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